The 2021 season's largest margin: Pittsburgh 77, New Hampshire 7. A 70-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Ten-Win Year
Pittsburgh's 2021 season (11-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Kenny PickettQB4,319 passing yards
- Israel AbanikandaRB651 rushing yards
- Vincent DavisRB593 rushing yards
- Rodney Hammond Jr.RB504 rushing yards
- Jordan AddisonWR1,593 receiving yards
- Jared WayneWR658 receiving yards
- Taysir MackWR461 receiving yards
- SirVocea DennisLB82 tackles
- John PetrishenLB71 tackles
- Brandon HillDB71 tackles
- Habakkuk BaldonadoDL9 sacks
- Calijah KanceyDL7 sacks
- John MorganDL5.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Pittsburgh 21, Michigan State 31. A 10-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Pittsburgh fell to Michigan State 21-31 in the postseason.
"Hail to Pitt"
2021 is a middle chapter for Pittsburgh — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.